Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide

by Stan Tekiela

Overview

Learn to identify North Carolina and South Carolina trees with this handy field guide, organized by leaf type and attachment.

With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don’t grow in the Carolinas. Learn about 153 species found in the region, organized by leaf type and attachment. Just look at a tree’s leaves, then go to the correct section to learn what it is. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification.

Book Features

• 153 species: Every native tree plus common non-natives
• Easy to use: Thumb tabs show leaf type and attachment
• Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
• Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
• Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images

This new edition includes updated photographs; expanded information; a Quick Compare section for leaves, needles, and silhouettes; and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide for your next outing—to help ensure that you positively identify the trees that you see.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647550714
Publisher:	Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/17/2020
Series:	Tree Identification Guides
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	372
Sales rank:	1,022,774
Product dimensions:	4.40(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children’s books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the Universityof Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

Read an Excerpt

Wild Apple
Malus spp.

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)

Height: 10-15' (3-4.5 m)

Tree: single crooked trunk, many spreading branches, creating a broad round crown

Leaf: simple, oval, 2-4" (5-10 cm) length, blunt-tipped, fine-toothed margin, dark green in color, densely hairy below

Bark: brown, scaly with peeling edges

Flower: 5-petaled showy white (sometimes streaked with pink) flower, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) wide

Fruit: apple (pome), edible with typical shape and size, 2-4" (5-10 cm) diameter

Fall Color: brown

Origin/Age: native and non-native, 25-50 years

Habitat: dry soils, along fencerows and roadsides, sun

Range: isolated locations throughout, often around cities or old home sites, planted in yards

Stan’s Notes: Common apples sold in grocery stores are from trees descended from the Wild Apple. Introduced in colonial times to the U.S. along with the Crab Apple (p. 115). The Wild Apple, often associated with former homesteads, is found along roads or fencerows where seedlings were planted or where apples were discarded and seeds have taken root. Some escaped cultivation and now many varieties are naturalized throughout the country. Wild apples are edible and some are very delicious. The fruit has been used in jellies and desserts such as pies. Six wild apple species are native to North America.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Sample Page

The Trees

• Single Needles
• Clustered Needles
• Scaly Needles
• Simple, Oppositely Attached Leaves
• Simple, Alternately Attached Leaves
• Lobed, Oppositely Attached Leaves
• Lobed, Alternately Attached Leaves
• Compound, Oppositely Attached Leaves
• Compound, Alternately Attached Leaves
• Twice Compound, Alternately Attached Leaves
• Palmate Compound, Oppositely Attached Leaves
• Palmate Compound, Alternately Attached Leaves

Checklist/Index

Glossary

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Stan Tekiela is responsible for more than 100 nature-related field guides and calendars. Trees of Carolinas Field Guide continues the skein with a practical illustrated guide to the woody plants of two lumber-friendly states.